LGBTIQ+ social media users in the United States are being encouraged to commemorate the day they came out of the closet, with Facebook introducing a new 'Coming Out' feature under their 'Life Event' tab.
The welcome addition was organised to coincide with America's National Coming Out Day.
“For the LGBTQ community, Facebook is a way for you to come out, celebrate your pride and find support,” Tudor Havriliuc from Facebook .
He continued: “Visibility is so important because it changes hearts and minds about being LGBTQ when friends and family see us living our true lives.”
“We’re excited to give more people the opportunity to ‘come out’ on Facebook,” Havriliuc added.
Facebook's new 'Came Out' life event feature has been rolled out across the United States for National Coming Out Day. Source: Facebook
“For National Coming Out Day, we hope people will share their coming out story and use the hashtag #ComingOutToShare to follow along with the wider community.”
There's no word yet on whether the feature will be introduced to Facebook users in Australia.
